Every day is what we make it: March 2015

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

TIDBITS

SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD

"I THINK THAT I SHALL NEVER SEE A BILLBOARD LOVELY AS A TREE. INDEED, UNLESS THE BILLBOARDS FALL, I'LL NEVER SEE A TREE AT ALL."
-----OGDEN NASH-----

(And, the worst of it is....we now have digital Billboards!)

Monday, March 23, 2015

FORCAST: SPRING!

"COUNT YOUR AGE BY FRIENDS, NOT YEARS. COUNT YOUR LIFE BY SMILES, NOT TEARS."
-----John Lennon----

"IF MORE OF US VALUED FOOD AND CHEER AND SONG ABOVE HOARDED GOLD, IT WOUD BE A MERRIER WORLD"
-----J.R.R. Tolkien-----

"RULES FOR HAPPINESS: SOMETHING TO DO, SOMEONE TO LOVE,SOMETHING TO HOPE FOR."
-----Immanuel Kent-----

"THE MOST TERRIBLE POVERTY IS LONELINESS, AND THE FEELING OF BEING UNLOVED."
-----Mother Teresa-----

SPRING FORWARD

IN SPRING TIME FRESH FLOWERS ARE RISING
NEW LAMBS IN THE FIELD - NOT SURPRISING
IN EVERY HEDGEROW AND TREE
LUSH BEAUTY WILL SURROUND ME
IT'S HEAVEN, THERE IS NO DISGUISING
-----Debbi Guzzi----

Sunday, March 22, 2015

BACK TO A BLAST FROM THE PAST

Isn't it just! I have just posted three videos from You Tube of a Canadian group called the Poppy Family. I was reading another blog "Caroles Chatter" about the song SEASONS IN THE SUN, sung by Terry Jacks and it brought to mind the sixties.

In 1964 CBC television Vancouver started a music program for teenagers called Let's Go. This is where a lot of Vancouver artists got their start. Among them were Susan Pesklevits, who became Susan Jacks, and her husband Terry Jacks formed a group called the Poppy Family.

From these humble beginnings, came a cross-Canada series under the title of Music Hop. It was on five days a week. Monday from Vancouver, Tuesday from Winnipeg, Wednesday from Toronto, Thursday from Montreal and Friday from Halifax. Music hop continued until 1967.

Some of the guests they had on the show, were THE COLLECTORS, ERIC BURDON AND THE ANIMALS, AND THE POPPY FAMILY. Surprisingly enough, Anne Murray, got a good start on the Halifax version, before she became more successful.